Ashtavakra Gita 17.1Chapter 17, Verse 1
Ashtavakra Gita 17.1 is a verse from chapter 17 (The one who knows). The sage Ashtavakra speaks it to King Janaka. In plain English it says: "He has the fruit of knowledge and the fruit of yoga practice who is content, whose senses are clear, and who delights in being alone."
तेन ज्ञानफलं प्राप्तं योगाभ्यासफलं तथा ।तृप्तः स्वच्छेन्द्रियो नित्यमेकाकी रमते तु यः ॥
tena jñānaphalaṃ prāptaṃ yogābhyāsaphalaṃ tathā |tṛptaḥ svacchendriyo nityamekākī ramate tu yaḥ ||
He has the fruit of knowledge and the fruit of yoga practice who is content, whose senses are clear, and who delights in being alone.
Ashtavakra, to King Janaka
Word meanings and a note for this verse are still being written. Read it in context on the chapter 17 page, or start with the verses in where to begin.
Chapter 17, The one who knows: A portrait of the free person, who wants neither pleasure nor freedom and lives at ease seeing, hearing and eating.
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